New Jersey Statutes 34:1B-364. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:1B-364
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
“Economic development incentive” means a financial incentive, awarded by the authority to a person or entity, or agreed to between the authority and a person or entity, for the purpose of stimulating economic development or redevelopment in New Jersey, including, but not limited to, a bond, grant, loan, loan guarantee, matching fund, tax credit, tax deduction, or other tax expenditure.
“Fraud” means a deception or misrepresentation made by any person or entity with the knowledge that the deception or misrepresentation could result in some unauthorized benefit to that person or entity or another person or entity, including any act that constitutes fraud under applicable federal or State law.
“Economic development investigation” means an investigation of fraud, abuse, or illegal acts perpetrated within economic development incentive programs by applicants for, or recipients of, economic development incentives.
“Office of the Economic Development Inspector General” means the Office of the Economic Development Inspector General created by section 102 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C. 34:1B-366).
L.2020, c.156, s.100.